[autotag]Harrison Burton[/autotag] currently drives the No. 21 car for Wood Brothers Racing in the NASCAR Cup Series; however, the 2023 season has not gone as expected. Burton has not been very stellar in his sophomore campaign with only two top-10 finishes and a 23.2 average finishing position. Still, it was previously reported by The Athletic’s Jordan Bianchi that he was expected to return for a third season in the No. 21 car.
It would make sense for Burton to return as he is fairly young in his Cup Series career. The results have not been very pretty to this point but there are reasons for optimism. Despite the opportunity for growth and the latest reports, Burton is not sure what he is doing next season and talked about the situation.
“A lot of the silly season stuff, for me, has been interesting for sure to hear about,” Burton said. “I don’t know where rumors come from for a lot of those. I see it and get surprised sometimes. I haven’t seen one yet that’s been right because I don’t even know what’s going on for next year yet.”
“It’s fairly easy for me because I’m happy where I am, and I hope to continue to race where I am. It’s fairly easy for me to just go to work with the guys that I’ve worked with over the last year and a half or so. It’s not super distracting at this point.”
Burton has been improving lately so it should help his case as he wants to return to Wood Brothers Racing. The North Carolina native has three top-20 finishes in the last five races. For now, Burton will continue to pilot the No. 21 car with hopes of even more good finishes and a third full-time season in 2024.
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